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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education